About this Event
Janus Theatre Company closes out its 26th season presenting the The Revolutionists by Lauren Gunderson.
Running Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm and Sundays at 3:00pm on October 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20.
*Sat Oct 19 performance will be at 2pm. No evening performance due to Nightmare on Chicago Street.
Performances take place at the Elgin Art Showcase, 164 Division Street, Elgin, IL on the 8th floor. Tickets are $22.
The play is directed by Sean Hargadon. With production assistance from Tara Morrison. Costumes by Tiffany Jasinski. Co-produced by Sean Hargadon and Heidi Swarthout.
The cast features Jennifer Reeves Wilson, Amber Cartwright, Tiffany Jasinski, and Heidi Swarthout.
About the story: Four beautiful, badass women lose their heads in this irreverent, girl-powered comedy set during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror. Playwright Olympe de Gouges, assassin Charlotte Corday, former queen (and fan of ribbons) Marie Antoinette, and Haitian rebel Marianne Angelle hang out, M**der Marat, and try to beat back the extremist insanity in 1793 Paris. This grand and dream-tweaked comedy is about violence and legacy, art and activism, feminism and terrorism, compatriots and chosen sisters, and how we actually go about changing the world. It’s a true story. Or total fiction. Or a play about a play. Or a raucous resurrection…that ends in a song and a scaffold.
The play has been called:
“…a sassy, hold-on-to-your-seats theatrical adventure…[Gunderson] has created a play that is wonderfully wild and raucous…It’s a wild ride, filled with verbal gymnastics that come racing at you so quickly it’s occasionally hard to keep up. Listen closely, though, and hang on tight. If you do, you’ll be treated to an invigorating and enlightening journey.” —Cincinnati Enquirer.
“It’s simply a brilliant script…” —CityBeat Cincinnati.
“…in this sparkling work, politics is very, very funny. [Gunderson] knows it’s tricky to present entertaining, yet socially driven art, but she does so without losing the rhythm and forward momentum of her characters…These are hilarious and lovable women trapped in a history with a somber final act.” —Houston Chronicle.
“…an astoundingly accomplished show…a cause for rejoice…Ingeniously conceived and delivered.” —Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Janus Theatre is sponsored in part by the City of Elgin, Elgin Cultural Arts Commission, and the Elgin Art Showcase.
This production is part of Janus Theatre’s 26th anniversary season based on the theme - CALL TO ADVENTURE– featuring prominent figures and stories from the past brought to life for today’s audience, while reflecting on our time. The production is presented by special arrangement with Dramatist Play Service, Inc. and is sponsored in part by the Elgin Cultural Arts Commission.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Elgin Art Showcase, 164 Division Street, Elgin, United States
USD 22.00